Way to go Ohio

A woman in Stark County Ohio has been accused of physically assaulting her boyfriend and throwing a Crock Pot at him. No word on whether or not the Crock Pot had any food or drugs inside. Michelle A. Long also, “attempted to pull off his genitals at their residence.” Nowhere else in the county, just at the residence. That's good, right? Story from CantonRep.com

Do not mess with Habo

In an area near Los Angeles police found a pot growing operation and seized nearly half a million dollars of plants and pot. Habo the drug sniffing K-9, found the pot despite the growers' attempt to throw him off by burning fragrance crystals in crock pots by the suite’s entrance. Dog - 1 Growers - 0 Crock Pot - abused. Full story from My News LA.

Careful what you cook

Not sure on the details but there was a Haz-Mat situation in Des Plaines, Iowa On Thursday that left two dead and five hospitalized. "...investigators found a car in the garage with its ignition on with a dead battery. In addition, an empty crock pot had burned away an unknown substance in the kitchen." This according to ABC-7. Four of those hospitalized were Cook County police officers who overcome by fumes at the scene. Carbon monoxide is said to be the cause of the deaths. The original story from ABC-7. Update from the Chicago Tribune.

Don't yank on the cord

A full of hot things Crock Pot on the table is not the best thing to leave unattended. A one year old child in Jefferson County, Missouri sustained serious burns after pulling the cord of the Crock Pot and had its contents spill on him. He was life flighted to a hospital and is expected to recover. From the Standard Banner

At least seal the lid, man

Is it a legal arrest when your stash of weed in found a Crock Pot during a domestic violence investigation? And whose weed was it? It's a good thing no one turned the Crock Pot on! More from The Daily Telegram in Adrian Michigan.

Incidents are heating up as we get into summer

A sad story out of Kentucky as a 10 month old boy sustained severe burns over 20 percent of his body after pulling a Crock Pot filled with hot water on him. The water was for warming bottles for the day care center he was enrolled in. More from WLWT-5.

Meanwhile, in Georgia

In Eden law enforcement officials say an unattended Crock Pot was the cause of a house fire that destroyed a home. Was this a social Crock Pot, lashing out because it had been left alone? A depressed Crock Pot not getting the support it needed? Or was this Crock Pot fed the Hell up because of the crappy food it was forced to heat? We'll never know now. From Savannah Now.